Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression featured over 50 art and interactive installations combined with 7 entertainment stages, organized by the Los Angeles League of Arts (LALA). In the spirit of Burning Man, people were encouraged to don costumes for self expression, and over 5000 attended. When festivities ended at midnight, over 1000 people continued to "After Party," thrown by Space Island at downtown's Nucleus Event Center. Space Island is a local group based around Burning Man culture and has a year round following.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression featured over 50 art and interactive installations combined with 7 entertainment stages, organized by the Los Angeles League of Arts (LALA). In the spirit of Burning Man, people were encouraged to don costumes for self expression, and over 5000 attended. When festivities ended at midnight, over 1000 people continued to "After Party," thrown by Space Island at downtown's Nucleus Event Center. Space Island is a local group based around Burning Man culture and has a year round following.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression featured over 50 art and interactive installations combined with 7 entertainment stages, organized by the Los Angeles League of Arts (LALA). In the spirit of Burning Man, people were encouraged to don costumes for self expression, and over 5000 attended. When festivities ended at midnight, over 1000 people continued to "After Party," thrown by Space Island at downtown's Nucleus Event Center. Space Island is a local group based around Burning Man culture and has a year round following.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss Vegas Jenkens of Gooferman clowns around in the arms of a friend.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss Above Decompression, The Lightning Temple stands against a backdrop of city buildings.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression featured over 50 art and interactive installations combined with 7 entertainment stages, organized by the Los Angeles League of Arts (LALA). In the spirit of Burning Man, people were encouraged to don costumes for self expression, and over 5000 attended. When festivities ended at midnight, over 1000 people continued to "After Party," thrown by Space Island at downtown's Nucleus Event Center. Space Island is a local group based around Burning Man culture and has a year round following.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss A few guests at a time are allowed view the fire dancing under the roof of "Holding Flame."
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss The crowd dances for Jacques the Ripper at the House of Hookahs stage.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression featured over 50 art and interactive installations combined with 7 entertainment stages, organized by the Los Angeles League of Arts (LALA). In the spirit of Burning Man, people were encouraged to don costumes for self expression, and over 5000 attended. When festivities ended at midnight, over 1000 people continued to "After Party," thrown by Space Island at downtown's Nucleus Event Center. Space Island is a local group based around Burning Man culture and has a year round following.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression featured over 50 art and interactive installations combined with 7 entertainment stages, organized by the Los Angeles League of Arts (LALA). In the spirit of Burning Man, people were encouraged to don costumes for self expression, and over 5000 attended. When festivities ended at midnight, over 1000 people continued to "After Party," thrown by Space Island at downtown's Nucleus Event Center. Space Island is a local group based around Burning Man culture and has a year round following.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression featured over 50 art and interactive installations combined with 7 entertainment stages, organized by the Los Angeles League of Arts (LALA). In the spirit of Burning Man, people were encouraged to don costumes for self expression, and over 5000 attended. When festivities ended at midnight, over 1000 people continued to "After Party," thrown by Space Island at downtown's Nucleus Event Center. Space Island is a local group based around Burning Man culture and has a year round following.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression featured over 50 art and interactive installations combined with 7 entertainment stages, organized by the Los Angeles League of Arts (LALA). In the spirit of Burning Man, people were encouraged to don costumes for self expression, and over 5000 attended. When festivities ended at midnight, over 1000 people continued to "After Party," thrown by Space Island at downtown's Nucleus Event Center. Space Island is a local group based around Burning Man culture and has a year round following.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression featured over 50 art and interactive installations combined with 7 entertainment stages, organized by the Los Angeles League of Arts (LALA). In the spirit of Burning Man, people were encouraged to don costumes for self expression, and over 5000 attended. When festivities ended at midnight, over 1000 people continued to "After Party," thrown by Space Island at downtown's Nucleus Event Center. Space Island is a local group based around Burning Man culture and has a year round following.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression featured over 50 art and interactive installations combined with 7 entertainment stages, organized by the Los Angeles League of Arts (LALA). In the spirit of Burning Man, people were encouraged to don costumes for self expression, and over 5000 attended. When festivities ended at midnight, over 1000 people continued to "After Party," thrown by Space Island at downtown's Nucleus Event Center. Space Island is a local group based around Burning Man culture and has a year round following.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss Makeup by Hans Haveron.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss Models Perish and Eden are obviously photogenic, and if you track down CuriousJosh at a party, you can get my LAWeekly.com collectible nightlife card featuring the couple.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss Makeup by Hans Haveron.
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Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss "The Beast" hangs out in front of the Space Wench.
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CuriousJosh brings you scenes from the L.A. underground including The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression and the sexy Space Island "After Party." See how San Francisco decompressed in SF Weekly's slideshow.

CuriousJosh brings you scenes from the L.A. underground including The 7th Annual L.A. Burning Man Decompression and the sexy Space Island "After Party." See how San Francisco decompressed in SF Weekly's slideshow.